Location: Middlesbrough
Top Things to do in Middlesbrough
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Middlesbrough, England
Middlesbrough (/ˈmɪdəlzbrə/ ( listen) MID-əlz-brə) is a large post-industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, north-east England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. The 2011 Census recorded the borough's total resident population as 138,400 and the wider urban settlement with a population of 174,700 technically making Middlesbrough the largest urban subdivsion in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside which had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 Census.
Restaurants in Middlesbrough
1. Roseberry Topping
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 752 reviews
Reviewed By Jamieboy1234567
If you can manage the walk this amazing Middlesbrough landmark is one to visit for sure. There a small town nearby with a convenience store to grab a picnic before you head up to... just make sure you bring walking boots ????
2. The Infant Hercules
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By X1708LOmichaelr - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
The micro pubs are a boom industry in Boro and this is as welcoming as any with usual well kept real ale constantly changing, good stop if you are going to Boro game as convenient stop on the way and footy fans are welcome
3. Rafferty’s Bar
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Located at the heart of central Middlesbrough, Rafferty’s is a former Victorian street house, lovingly transformed into a bar in Baker Street, home of Middlesbrough’s micropubs. We sell a wide range of products including real ales, craft beers, lagers, ciders, a great range of wines and prosecco and a fine selections of spirits. We host many live music events including an open mic night every Tuesday and live music every Friday and Saturday. On weekends get your party started in our beautiful upstairs cocktail bar, the perfect place for a night out.
4. Dorman Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 213 reviews
Dorman Museum celebrates Middlesbrough through natural and social history, and includes extensive exhibitions dedicated to Linthorpe Art Pottery, locally produced in the late 1800s, and Dr Christopher Dresser, the preeminent Victorian designer.
Reviewed By 30alisonm30 - London, United Kingdom
Fantastic place to visit on a raining day and the best thing is its FREE!!! iTS GOT STACKS OF LOCAL HISTORY AND A COOL LITTLE TEA ROOM.
5. St Mary's Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
6. Fairy Dell
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By LauraT404 - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
We walked from our house in Nunthorpe after work one day mid-week, getting to the outskirts of Fairy Dell around 4.30pm, so the sun was still out but underneath the trees it was quite dark in the shade. This was our first visit here and we saw only a couple of other people the whole 90 minutes we spent exploring, we loved how quiet it was. We enjoyed exploring the many woodland trails, following the stream through the trees. There are a couple of bridges to cross over the river, so no need to attempt to climb over the many fallen logs that are in the stream! lol The lower trails do get very muddy, so wear sensible shoes! And be warned: do not stray off the main trails as we did and I got stung by wasps :-( There are several wooden sculptures to be discovered along the trails. We saw several squirrels in the woods and a heron in the pond area with the ducks. We did not go to the upper/main area of the park this time (trim trail area etc) as thought it might be busier and we were happy to avoid people! I loved wandering around the trails through the beautiful woods and I will definitely be back again in a week or two to enjoy the leaves changing colour and crunching through the fallen leaves.
7. Sherlock's
8. Stewart Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 463 reviews
Reviewed By Holiday-traveler64
Fantastic park, very busy plenty to see for all ages, children’s play area, large lake with ducks and geese, lots of local history including Captain Cook and lots of events, a must to visit.
9. Eston Nab
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By 773MarkW
If you can climb up to it the view of Teesside and Redcar is worth it, had 100's of hours up here as a kid, do not go alone, as the usual rif raf can be around on bikes and a few people have recently been shot with air weapons, if you go up from the Flatts lane end the walk is not as steep but it will take longer
10. Orange Pip Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By 686chrise - Filey, United Kingdom
The last Saturday in the month and tithe streets are closed and a pop up festival opens the music starts the bars and pop up bars are busy , Street Food stalls offer different cuisines and artisan local produce includes award winning gourmet Scotch eggs from the Clucking Pig and popcorn made onsite open. Well worth a detour.
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